Madhya Pradesh HC: 27% OBC Reservation Struck Down, 14% Quota Restored

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in India recently struck down the State's 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in public employment and higher education, restoring the previous 14% quota, while protecting appointments made under the enhanced quota up to September 29, 2022.

On October 9, a Division Bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Vinay Saraf invalidated the State government's 2019 ordinance and amendment that increased OBC reservation from 14% to 27%. The Court found that the State failed to provide sufficient justification or empirical data to support the increase, stating there were no